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displeasing, disquieting, distressing, importunate, inconveniencing, infuriating, maddening, mischievous, offensive, pesky, troublesome, upsetting, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, worrisome

an·noy·ance noun 1 : the act of annoying

2 : the state of being annoyed

3 : one that is annoying, unpleasant, or obnoxious : NUISANCE

Synonyms

[1] aggravation, disturbance, harassment, vexation; also molestation, offense, persecution, provocation, torment, torture

[2] aggravation, bother, exasperation, frustration, vexation; also agitation, anger, discomfort, displeasure, distress, disturbance, indignation, ire, outrage, perturbation, resentment

[3] aggravation, bother, exasperation, frustration, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, problem, thorn; also affront, insult, offense

1annual adjective 1 : covering the period of a year

2 : occurring once a year : YEARLY

3 : completing the life cycle in one growing season <~ plants>

— an·nu·al·ly adverb

2annual noun 1 : a publication appearing once a year

2 : an annual plant

annual ring noun : the layer of wood produced by a single year's growth of a woody plant

an·nu·i·tant noun : a beneficiary of an annuity

an·nu·i·ty noun, plural -i·ties 1 : an amount payable annually

2 : the right to receive a annual payment

an·nul verb an·nulled; an·nul·ling 1 : to make ineffective or inoperative

2 : to make legally void

— an·nul·ment noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] abolish, abrogate, cancel, dissolve, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, void—more at ABOLISH

an·nu·lar adjective : ring-shaped

an·nun·ci·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : ANNOUNCE

an·nun·ci·a·tion noun 1 : ANNOUNCEMENT

2 cap : March 25 observed as a church festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation

an·nun·ci·a·tor noun : one that annunciates; specif : a usu. electrically controlled signal board or indicator

an·ode noun 1 : the positive electrode of an electrolytic cell

2 : the negative terminal of a battery

3 : the electron-collecting electrode of an electron tube

— an·od·ic also an·od·al adjective

an·od·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to subject (a metal) to electrolytic action as the anode of a cell in order to coat with a protective or decorative film

an·o·dyne noun : something that relieves pain : a soothing agent

anoint verb 1 : to apply oil to esp. as a sacred rite

2 : CONSECRATE

— anoint·ment noun

anom·a·lous adjective : deviating from a general rule : ABNORMAL

Synonyms

aberrant, abnormal, atypical, deviant, irregular, unnatural—more at DEVIANT

anom·a·ly noun, plural -lies : something anomalous

1anon adverb : in the near future

Synonyms

momentarily, presently, shortly, soon—more at SHORTLY

2anon abbreviation anonymous; anonymously

anon·y·mous adjective : of unknown or undeclared origin or authorship

— anon·y·mous·ly adverb

Synonyms

nameless, unbaptized, unchristened, unidentified, unnamed, untitled—more at NAMELESS

an·o·nym·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being anonymous

anoph·e·les noun [ORIGIN: NL, genus name, fr. Gk anōphelēs useless, fr. a- not + ophelos advantage, help]

: any of a genus of mosquitoes that includes all mosquitoes which transmit malaria to human beings

an·o·rec·tic adjective : ANOREXIC

— anorectic noun

an·orex·ia noun 1 : loss of appetite esp. when prolonged

2 : ANOREXIA NERVOSA

anorexia ner·vo·sa noun : a serious disorder in eating behavior marked esp. by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usu. excessive weight loss

an·orex·ic adjective 1 : lacking or causing loss of appetite

2 : affected with or as if with anorexia nervosa

— anorexic noun

1another adjective 1 : some other

2 : being one in addition : one more

Synonyms

additional, else, farther, further, more, other—more at ADDITIONAL

2another pronoun 1 : an additional one : one more

2 : one that is different from the first or present one

ans abbreviation answer

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